The forthcoming education white paper is expected to contain new measures to bring more Muslim schools into the state sector.
The Government has asked the Association of Muslim Schools toinvestigate how many of the UK's 120 private Muslim schools would beinterested in getting state-funding. It is believed that Prime MinisterTony Blair is backing the plan as part of a drive to break down barriersbetween different faiths.
At a recent press conference the Prime Minister said: "We are actuallylooking to make sure that faith schools are very much incorporated intothe mainstream and that should apply to all categories of faith school."
